Ryan Fit to Lead U20's

Leinster back-row, David Aspil, will win his first cap for the Ireland Under 20's on Tuesday night when they play Wales in their opening match in the World Rugby Under 20 Championship.

Garryowen out-half, Bill Johnston, will also make his first appearance at this level while forwards Vincent O'Brien and Vakh Abdaladaze have been named on the bench.

Lansdowne and Leinster second row James Ryan looks to have won his fitness race and will captain the side after shaking off a calf injury.

When the two sides met in the Six Nations earlier this year it ended in a draw - Ireland coach, Nigel Carolan, is hoping for better this time round: "We look forward to taking them on in the first game and hopefully we've ironed out a lot of those mistakes. We did finish the Six Nations in a reasonable state and if we can carry that momentum forward.

"We've been targeting Wales since we finished the Six Nations as we knew it was the first game coming up. For us it's all about getting off to a good start against them because the competition doesn't get any easier. We've got the current world champions in the second game so we really need to be firing once we get into the start of the championship."